Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (iOS)

Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (iOS)

• Team Engineering
• Location HCMC, Vietnam
• Job Type Full-time

The role at a glance

Get to Know the Team

Get to know the team The Search and Personalization (SNP) team builds the core machine learning and experimentation frameworks that power how users discover what's most relevant to them across Grab — from search relevance and ranking to recommendations and personalized experiences. Our scope spans key user journeys like Food and Mart discovery, search and discovery experiences across Grab, and cross-vertical ranking platforms, with the goal of helping consumers quickly find what matters to them while balancing the needs of users, merchants, and Grab's business objectives. Under the hood, we own capabilities such as search boosting, re-ranking, autocomplete, ontology, semantic similarity, and user profiling — the building blocks that make Grab's marketplace feel fast, intuitive, and personalized. You'll work in a highly cross-functional environment alongside Product, Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Design, with a strong culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.

Get to Know the Role

As a Senior iOS Developer in the Search and Personalisation (SNP) team, you will report to the Software Engineering Manager and lead the design and development of key components in our ecosystem, impacting millions of users across Southeast Asia. You'll work on features that directly shape user trust, and community engagement. This role is based in Ho Chi Minh City

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Promote iOS applications using Swift, ensuring code quality and adherence to best practices
• Design and implement user interface components and features that deliver exceptional user experiences
• Integrate APIs and third-party libraries into applications
• Write maintainable, testable code following established architectural patterns and design principles
• Experience reviewing code to find and address potential issues and defects code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Monitor app performance, analyze crash reports, and implement solutions to improve stability and reliability
• Collaborate with QA, UX, and product teams to understand requirements and create solutions
• Participate in continuous integration and deployment processes to improve development workflows
• Document code changes, architectural decisions, and technical implementations for team reference
• Stay current with iOS development trends and technologies to lead innovation
• Troubleshoot and debug issues using remote debugging and analytics tools
• Contribute to the refinement of development processes and team standards

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What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Proficiency in Swift programming languages
• 5+ years of experience with iOS system architecture and programming paradigms including OOP, TDD, reactive patterns, and dependency injection
• Working knowledge of architectural approaches such as clean architecture, MVVM, VIPER, or RIB
• Experience building maintainable and testable code bases with emphasis on API design, unit testing, and UI testing techniques
• Familiarity with version control systems
• Experience with crash analytics, remote debugging, and continuous integration tools
• Understanding of iOS design patterns, best practices, and App Store guidelines
• Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners

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About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

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Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

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You’ll find transportation, food delivery, financial services and much more cooking up in our Vietnam offices. Take a tour and find a role you love within our dynamic team.

Meet the Engineering team

From software developers to security specialists, our people thrive on experimenting with fresh ideas and implementing them for users. Solve real-world problems, find purpose in your work and work across borders to help drive Southeast Asia forward.

Engineering at Grab is synonymous with holding yourself accountable for impacting the lives of millions of partners, be it drivers, passengers or merchants. Every line of code can have a big positive or negative impact on our consumers, which is why every little change requires thorough thought processes and a deep understanding of systems and scale.

“ ” Gaurav KumarSoftware Engineering Manager II

Learning within the Engineering team never stops, especially with the sponsored learning resources. You need to stay curious and be willing to take ownership to join and succeed in the team.

“ ” Zou YunEngineering Manager

Everybody at Grab understands the necessity of balance. We all believe that what we’re doing here is important, we’re genuinely changing people’s lives for the better, but we also understand that this shouldn’t come at the cost of your personal life.

“ ” Akanksha ValechaEngineering Manager II, Fullstack

The Application Process

What can you expect when you apply for a role at Grab? Here’s what our hiring process looks like.

Step 1: Apply.

We have a range of open roles from Marketing to Engineering and everything in between. Find the one that’s best for you and show us why you’re our next teammate.

Step 2: Getting to know you.

Next, you’ll have a video or phone interview with one of our recruiters to chat about you, the role, and your past work experiences.

Step 3: Testing, testing… 123.

Some roles might require assessments and/or a technical competency interview. For other roles, there might be an additional interview – speak with your recruiter for application details.

Step 4: Is it a culture match?

Finally, we’ll find out how we fit together, if your career vision aligns with our mission, how you embody the 4 H's, and your working style and personality.

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